Flock - Senior Embedded Software Engineer, Kernel

• We're looking for people with: • A Bachelors, Masters, or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 8+ years experience • Proven track record of working with a large fleet of connected devices, a good understanding of different phases of their lifecycle and related challenges • Development experience within embedded systems/firmware design at multiple stages of the product life cycle (prototyping, pre-production engineering validation, release and scaling) • (prototyping, pre-production engineering validation, release and scaling) • Experience with chipset bring-up within Linux or Android ecosystems • Experience with Android system architecture (HAL, Android Linux Kernel, Android Build System, etc) • Mastery of C and C++ • Experience in bootloader development and customization, including familiarity with XBL (eXtensible Boot Loader) and ABL (Android Boot Loader) concepts and implementation • Proven ability to develop and debug firmware for Application Digital Signal Processors (ADSP), understanding their architecture and software development lifecycle • Comfortable working in a Linux-based development environment, including custom tooling, containers, Gerrit/Git, etc • Comfortable providing onsite support for new projects at the Coop once or twice a year as priorities come up • Familiar with AI-assisted engineering practices, including the strategic, concurrent use of multiple AI agents (Claude, Copilot, Codex) to optimize development velocity • Strong knowledge of Linux internals (memory management, power management, IRQ handling, synchronization, networking, storage, subsystem architecture) • (memory management, power management, IRQ handling, synchronization, networking, storage, subsystem architecture) • Experience bringing up Linux Kernel drivers for common peripheral bus technologies including SPI, I2C, UART, is a big plus • Experience with Kotlin and Android apps development • Experience with Qualcomm chipset devices is a plus • Experience with customizing “Qualcomm Proprietary” subsystems(BP) is a big plus! • Experience with battery-powered/power constrained devices is a plus • Experience with ARM Cortex Microcontroller (NRF5x, STM32x, etc.) is a plus • Feeling uneasy that you haven’t ticked every box? That’s okay; we’ve felt that way too. Studies have shown women and minorities are less likely to apply unless they meet all qualifications. We encourage you to break the status quo and apply to roles that would make you excited to come to work every day. • 90 Days at Flock • 90 Days at Flock • We are a results-oriented culture and believe job descriptions are a thing of the past. We prescribe to 90 day plans and believe that good days, lead to good weeks, which lead to good months. This serves as a preview of the 90 day plan you will receive if you were to be hired as a Senior Firmware Engineer at Flock Safety. • Senior Firmware Engineer • The First 30 Days: • The First 30 Days: • Immerse in the Device OS Foundation: Learn the intricacies of Flock's architecture, hardware designs, development lifecycle, and toolchain. Set up your development workflow, build system, and gain deep familiarity with our systems. • Immerse in the Device OS Foundation: • Drive Immediate Target Impact: Work closely with electrical engineering peers to review design schematics and define/execute the low-level hardware integration work needed to bring new connectivity capabilities to our device fleet. • Drive Immediate Target Impact: • Connect and Collaborate: Establish your cross-functional footprint by setting up 1-on-1s with key stakeholders across our Kernel, Device OS, Next-Gen Software, and Validation teams to understand Flock's rapid deployment culture and device product goals. • Connect and Collaborate: • The First 60 Days: • The First 60 Days: • Contribute to Next-Gen Chipset Bring-Up: Shift focus heavily toward bring-up efforts for our latest camera hardware platform, built on a leading edge chipset reference design. Partner closely with fellow kernel engineers to isolate, debug, and eliminate low-level system pain points. • Contribute to Next-Gen Chipset Bring-Up: • Empower Device Validation: Team up with the Device Validation team to significantly increase automated testing capabilities. Facilitate scripting, debug hooks, and custom tooling support to optimize the hardware triage and verification workflow. • Empower Device Validation: • Own the Release Cycle: Grow comfortable pushing code securely through our version control and code review systems, running builds through our CI pipeline, navigating peer reviews, and deploying stable OS builds directly to physical devices. • Own the Release Cycle: • 90 Days & Beyond: • 90 Days & Beyond: • Stabilize the Camera Fleet: Shift from learning to full ownership by contributing to the stability, debug workflow, and triage of our active camera programs running in the field. • Stabilize the Camera Fleet: • Optimize the Software Stack: Spend time deeply integrated with application and framework developers to thoroughly understand the entire device software stack. Leverage this knowledge to identify, analyze, and optimize latency or performance bottlenecks between the low-level hardware layers and cloud-connected applications. • Optimize the Software Stack: • Scale the Fleet Engine: Become a rolling, fully autonomous contributor to the Device OS roadmap. Ensure that Flock's embedded OS architecture scales gracefully as the company rapidly expands its physical product portfolio to keep communities safe. • Scale the Fleet Engine: